I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 229 Strolling around the capital

The next day, Lin Qin took the entire Xiao family to tour the capital.

I must say, there were quite a lot of them; it was rather a sight to see them all together.

The capital city truly lives up to its reputation as the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty; the bustling and prosperous streets are incomparable to any other place.

The roads were quite wide, and four-wheel drive was no problem at all. Moreover, seeing that they were all paved with cement, Xiao Siyue was quite impressed. The speed of the imperial court was indeed very fast.

When they were in Qianyuan County, it took them nearly a year to pave all the streets in the county with cement.

"Mother, you all go ahead and browse. Chun Tao and I will go to the shops first," Xiao Siyue said to Lin Qin after walking around for a while.

"Why don't I go with you?" Lin Qin said, somewhat worried.

"No need for Mom, I can manage on my own. There's Shi Hai and the others here too." Xiao Siyue looked at the others who clearly hadn't had enough of shopping yet, and she didn't want to spoil their fun.

"Alright, be careful." Lin Qin had no choice but to agree.

After saying goodbye to the elderly couple, Xiao Siyue left.

As for the shop's location, Shi Hai had already found out that it was on Lingyun Street.

Lingyun Street is the main street of the capital, and the shops here are naturally extremely expensive and hard to buy. I never expected that Shen Junru would give it to me like this.

The shop was originally a restaurant, and business was pretty good. It must be very profitable for them to open here.

The moment Xiao Siyue saw the shop, she felt she had gotten a tremendous bargain.

The shop was three stories high, with carved beams and painted rafters. For a moment, Xiao Siyue wanted to return the deed to Shen Junru.

This shop couldn't be bought for less than several hundred thousand taels of silver.

But in the end, he suppressed that thought.

Inside the shop, there were still customers dining in the restaurant.

The shopkeeper immediately greeted Xiao Siyue when she entered, saying, "Are you Miss Xiao?"

Yesterday, the owner sent someone to tell him that the shop had changed hands and someone would be taking over in the next few days. The owner also said that the new owner was a girl who was just over ten years old.

When the shopkeeper saw Xiao Siyue come in, he didn't actually know who she was. He just noticed that Xiao Siyue didn't seem like the other customers, so he guessed that she might be the new owner and went up to ask her.

"That's me." Xiao Siyue was still a little surprised; how did the shopkeeper know?

"Is Miss here today to take over the shop?"

"Mm," Xiao Siyue nodded.

"Miss, this way please." The innkeeper led Xiao Siyue to a series of private rooms. Xiao Siyue looked around and saw that the private rooms did not have dining tables, so they were probably used for conducting business.

"Miss, the previous owner has already given instructions that you can take over at any time." The shopkeeper was actually thinking to himself that now that the shop has changed owners, he wondered what they would do next and whether he could stay.

"Well, shopkeeper, how's business at the shop these days?"

"The shop's business isn't as good as Tianyunlou's, but it's still pretty good." The shopkeeper didn't know what Xiao Siyue meant, but he answered truthfully anyway.

Xiao Siyue felt even more reluctant to part with it; the shop was doing so well, it was a real shame.

Xiao Siyue sighed inwardly.

"Shopkeeper, we don't plan to use this shop as a restaurant anymore." Although Xiao Siyue was reluctant, there was nothing she could do. She had looked around all day but couldn't find anywhere else to buy a shop.

"This..." The shopkeeper looked surprised, but more than that, he was reluctant to part with the shop. He had worked there for many years.

But no matter how reluctant I was, there was nothing I could do. The shop belonged to the owner, and the owner's word was law.

"Manager, starting today, the shop will be closed for the time being. We're going to renovate and open a study there." Xiao Siyue explained this simply to the manager.

"Yes, ma'am."

"Xiaoyu, you stay here and help the manager handle things here." After giving a brief explanation, Xiao Siyue prepared to leave.

Liu Xiaoyu's abilities are now quite mature, and Xiao Siyue is very reassured about entrusting her with the task.

As soon as Xiao Siyue reached the shop entrance, she saw that pedestrians on the street had inexplicably made way for her.

Xiao Siyue looked up and was immediately drawn to a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in a black battle robe, riding towards her on horseback.

His posture is as upright as a pine tree, and his spirit is as vigorous as the blazing sun.

The boy seemed to sense Xiao Siyue's gaze as well, glancing in her direction as he passed by her.

Xiao Siyue also got a clear look at the boy's appearance. His long hair was tied up high, fluttering in the wind with his battle robe. He had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, a face like jade, and his eyes seemed to be filled with stars. He was exceptionally handsome.

Xiao Siyue only looked away after the young man rode away into the distance.

Who is he? At this moment, Xiao Siyue felt that the young general described in the sketchbook had come to life.

After leaving the shop, Xiao Siyue didn't go looking for Lin Qin and the others, but instead planned to go for a stroll on her own.

Shopping is indeed a woman's greatest pleasure. Although she had nothing to lack, Xiao Siyue still bought a lot of things, including all sorts of trinkets, snacks, jewelry, and clothes.

However, the goods in the capital city are indeed diverse, of good quality, and of course, very expensive.

Before I knew it, I had spent a lot of money.

However, she was also happy because when Xiao Siyue returned, Lin Qin and the others had already come back as well.

Xiao Siyue happily shared what she had bought with Lin Qin.

"Mom, look, I bought all of these from a peddler. I don't know what they are, but they seem quite interesting." Xiao Siyue spread a bunch of small items on the table.

"Hmm, this is quite exquisite." Lin Qin casually picked up a small jade carving, only the size of a walnut, but it depicted a scene of children playing.

"There are many more, Mother, you can choose whatever you like." Xiao Siyue bought a lot, being very generous.

The main reason is that I have no resistance to these exquisite little trinkets. They are all hand-carved, and some of these techniques have been lost in modern times.

"Then I won't be polite." Lin Qin picked out one she liked and played with it in her hand.

"Yue'er, how's your shop going?" Lin Qin suddenly asked.

"Mom, Grandpa Shen gave me such a wonderful shop; I feel a little unworthy of it," Xiao Siyue said, sounding somewhat embarrassed.

"Well, there are basically no bad shops on Lingyun Street. Now that you've taken them, you should take good care of your Grandpa Shen from now on." Lin Qin had been in the capital for a few months and was quite familiar with it. She knew which streets were the most prosperous. She had looked at the shops on Lingyun Street before and had originally planned to buy one or two, but no one was willing to sell.

“I know that. In my heart, Grandpa Shen is my own grandfather.” Xiao Siyue nodded slightly.

The two were talking when Xiao Qinian returned.